The purpose of the conference is to make the state of the art of the applications for reduce rising damp  after more than forty years of use, gathering experimental results, depicting pros and cons and considering their durability and the maintenance that is required to obtain the best results. 

Many experts and scholars will explain their research and will comment the results.

Finally, the conference will verify the underlying theory, pinpoint limits and potentialities of the application of physical laws on which the methods are based.